Eberhard II of Waldburg
Eberhard (II.) Von Waldburg (* in the 13th century; † February 19, 1274 or February 20, 1274 in Konstanz or Gottlieben ) was Prince-Bishop of Konstanz from 1248 to 1274.
family
Eberhard von Waldburg came from the Guelph - Hohenstaufen ministerial family of the Truchsessen von Waldburg . The family seat was the Waldburg .
He was a son of the Steward Eberhard of pine forest castle and his first wife Adelheid.
Life
Eberhard von Waldburg became canon in the Konstanz Minster in 1235 . From 1236 to 1248 he was provost of St. Stephan in Constance. In 1241 he was a priest in Messkirch .
He followed his uncle Heinrich von Tanne as Bishop of Constance in 1248 . From 1262 he worked as guardian and advisor to the underage Staufer Konradin , who was executed on October 29, 1268 in Naples. In 1251 he had Gottlieben Castle built at the gates of Constance.
As a bishop he had to do with numerous conflicts, in particular with the city of Constance and the prince abbey of St. Gallen . As patron of the Obermarchtal monastery , he went to the field against his relatives, the taverns of Winterstetten ( Konrad von Winterstetten ). Shortly before his death, he joined the Habsburg King Rudolf I. of.
Eberhard von Waldburg was buried in the Constance Minster .
literature
- Georg von Wyß: Eberhard II, Bishop of Constanz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, pp. 542-545.
- Paul Kläui: Eberhard II. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 229 ( digitized version ).
- Detlev Zimpel: The bishops of Constance in the 13th century (1206-1274) ( Freiburg contributions to medieval history , vol. 1), Lang , Frankfurt am Main a. a. 1990, ISBN 3-631-41998-8 , pp. 140-382.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Genealogy of the Waldburg family . Genealogy.euweb.cz. January 16, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ↑ Detlev Zimpel: The Bishops of Constance in the 13th Century (1206-1274) ( Freiburg contributions to medieval history , vol. 1), Lang , Frankfurt am Main a. a. 1990, ISBN 3-631-41998-8 , p. 140.
- ↑ Detlev Zimpel: The Bishops of Constance in the 13th Century (1206-1274) ( Freiburg contributions to medieval history , vol. 1), Lang , Frankfurt am Main a. a. 1990, ISBN 3-631-41998-8 , p. 149.
- ↑ Source: Written information on the exhibition at Waldburg Castle , October 30, 2012
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich von Tanne |
Bishop of Constance 1248–1274 |
Rudolf von Habsburg-Laufenburg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eberhard II of Waldburg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eberhard von Waldburg; Eberhard von Tanne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince-Bishop of Constance (1248–1274) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1274 or February 20, 1274 |
| Place of death | Constance or Gottlieben |